Monthly Archives: December 2011

Forensics – Matt Niskanen

By |2011-12-20T18:33:27-05:00December 20th, 2011|Frozen Tools Forensics|

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A look at Matt Niskanen


This week we will open Frozen Pool class with a quick tutorial in definitions.

 

opportunist

op·por·tun·ist/ˌäpərˈt(y)o͞onist/

Noun:  A person who exploits circumstances to gain immediate advantage rather than being guided by principles or plans.

 

A look at coaching changes

By |2011-12-20T15:03:50-05:00December 20th, 2011|The Wild West|

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There have been three coaching terminations in the Western Conference so far this campaign, with two of them having enough evidence to quantitatively analyse the results. This week I’ll break down the winners and losers from each of the moves to help give you poolies an edge in your leagues.

 

December 20, 2011

By |2011-12-20T06:33:04-05:00December 20th, 2011|Hockey Rambling|

  Dobber’s fifth annual Midseason Fantasy Guide – out January 6 with a special addendum update for January 13.   Harling's got today's Studs and Duds HERE   No updates on Sidney Crosby, but Dustin Jeffrey should start skating "soon" and Jordan Staal should be back next game.   In looking at the Dallas/Anaheim results, [...]

Staal Tactics

By |2015-07-24T09:06:53-04:00December 19th, 2011|Eastern Edge|

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Last week I wrote about how the NHL realignment will affect the Eastern Conferences goalies and it is important to note that the realignment will affect some teams much more than others. For example, the existing Atlantic Division teams currently play the other four members 24 times throughout the year, which will not change. Washington and Carolina however, will now face three of the Southeastern Division teams (WPG, FLA, TB) only six times a year instead of the 18 they are accustomed to. In contrast, they previously faced the five teams that make up the Atlantic Division a total of 20 times, but will now face them 30 times. This translates to a more mild transition for someone like Claude Giroux than Eric Staal.

 

December 19, 2011

By |2011-12-19T05:29:38-05:00December 19th, 2011|Hockey Rambling|

  The final week before Christmas, but you have to wait nearly three weeks to get the present you REALLY want. Dobber’s fifth annual Midseason Fantasy Guide – out January 6 with a special addendum update for January 13.   Patrik Elias missed practice today with an illness. How he'll be tomorrow for the game [...]

December 18, 2011

By |2011-12-18T05:13:36-05:00December 18th, 2011|Hockey Rambling|

    The Flyers say that Sean Couturier stayed in a hospital overnight for observation because the docs needed to check for possible skull fractures or internal bleeding. Claude Giroux has been moved to the IR to make room for Ben Holmstrom (not an indicator of anything new being serious if you're a Giroux owner, [...]

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